Tag: Refugee Crisis

Children’s Bodies Wash Ashore on Greek Beach as Refugee Crisis Continues

The badly decomposed bodies of two children were found washed up on the Greek island of Kos over the weekend,

October 6, 2015

Athenians Respond En Masse to Refugee Crisis via Greek Start Up Taxibeat’s Initiative

More than 120 Athenian taxi drivers took part in a massive initiative organized by the Greek start up Taxibeat to

October 4, 2015

Greek Government Opens Refugee Centers in Abandoned Olympic Venues

The crumbling relics of the 2004 Athens Olympics are playing host to new crowds of people— many seeing humans enter

October 3, 2015
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Helping Those Helping Others: Why I’m Crowdfunding for People Helping Refugees

Hundreds of thousands of refugees– primarily from Syria– have landed on Greek islands in the past several months, fleeing war

October 3, 2015

A Tiny Greek Island of a Few Hundred Residents Offers 10,000 Hot Meals to More than 5,000 Refugees

On the tiny Greek island of Tilos, with no more than thirty-five square miles with a few hundred permanent residents,

October 2, 2015

The Good Shepherd: Lemnos Goat Herder’s Response to Refugee Arrivals

The Pappas Post has recently embarked on a fundraising endeavor to “support those supporting the refugees.” There are dozens of

October 1, 2015

The Baker on Kos Who Gives Away 200 Pounds of Bread Daily to Refugees

More than 60 years ago, Dionysis Arvanitakis left Greece to find better life in faraway Australia. He grew up destitute

September 30, 2015

British Family Helping Refugees on Lesvos

Almost 100,000 refugees have arrived on the Greek island of Lesvos this year and for many— thousands— they have been

September 30, 2015

NY Times Columnist: No European Country has Responded With as Much Consistent Humanity to the Refugee Crisis as Greece

Battered Greece and Its Refugee Lesson: An op-ed from New York Times columnist Roger Cohen. MOLYVOS, Greece — Here’s a

September 21, 2015

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